Sep

21

Mon

Preparing for the long hard winter took the pioneers a long time. Canning, drying,candle-making, soap making, cutting and getting foods stocked for themselves andtheir animals, are just a few of the things that they did. There will be a display of the equipment that the settlers used. There will also be pictures of life on the farm and their chores. The Harkin Store carried many of the supplies and tools that they used during the 1870′s.

The store is located nine miles northwest of New Ulm on Nicollet County Road 21, or the bottom road, or nine miles east of Fort Ridgely. For more information contactthe store when open at 1-507-354-8666 or Nicollet County Historical Society whichoperates the site at 1-507-934-2160.

Oct

8

Thu

The Prairie Piecemakers Quilt Guild will have their monthly meeting on Thursday, October 8th at 7:00 pm at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church. The speaker will be Ruth Anne Cheney from Quilting on the Curve. There will be a afternoon class. If interested in the class please contact Lynn Rowley by Oct 5th, call 507-276-6104 to register. Cost is $15 for members and $20 for non-members.

Registration at 8:00 am, Walk 8:30 – 9:30 am(This is a 1 or 2 mile walk around the outside of theBrown County Fair Grounds on sidewalks)Diabetes Education Workshop, 9:45 – 11:15 amRaise Money as a Team or IndiviuallySign up at http://goo.gl/forms/dY8ML1i7KkOr call 507-354-8940 or 507-404-5555All proceeds will be donated to the Minnesota Lions DiabetesFoundation to find a CURE.

Nov

14

Sat

On Saturday, November 14th, the second installment of the Mankato Symphony Orchestra’s “Handel With Care”family concert series will take place at the Mankato YMCA. This interactive show is suitable for all ages, and isintended to offer children a fun and educational experience about classical music. Performances begin at 11 am,last approximately 45 minutes, and feature live classical music and interactive educational activities.

Attendance is free; however, free-will donations are encouraged.

These hilarious and fun filled performances are based on the life and music of George Frideric Handel, featuring anactor portraying the German composer and the MSO String Quartet. Each child gets to take home a gift and a snackat the end of each show.

This is a perfect first concert experience for a child, being much more open and informal than a typical string quartetperformance. It’s OK for the kids to sing and dance along!

The Mankato YMCA is located at 1401 S. Riverfront Drive, Mankato, MN 56001.

For more information, call the MSO office at 507-625-8880 or email us at mso@hickorytech.net.

Mankato, Minn. – Jeff Eppen and Tim Uhlenkamp, agricultural educators at Sibley East High School in Arlington, Minn., will present the keynote address “Farm to Fork: The Sibley East School Garden,” on Monday, Nov. 16 from 6-8 p.m. at Centennial Student Union in Minnesota State University, Mankato’s Ostrander Auditorium.

In their presentation, part of the University’s 2015 Common Read program and free and open to the public, Eppen and Uhlenkamp will present information on their school garden and its impact on the community. Their presentation will be followed by a brief discussion on regional food system issues and what steps can be taken for improvement.

The evening presentation by Eppen and Uhlenkamp will follow three Nov. 16 afternoon discussion sessions on the subject of food gathering that are also free and open to the public.

All three afternoon sessions, listed below, are available at 1 p.m., 2 p.m. and 3 p.m.:

Nov

17

Tue

The monthly meeting of TRIAD will be held on November 17 at 10:00 am at the Senior Center in New Ulm (600 N. German). The speaker this month is Dave Borchert, City Emergency Manager Director. He will speak on how to be prepared for any emergencies that may happen in our area. Emergencies such as blizzards, electricity being out for a long time, hazardous waste train derailment, tornadoes.

As always we will talk about the latest scams and local law enforcement will be on hand to answer questions.

We need everyone to come participate by eating at the buffet on this night atHappy Joe’s for all the buffets purchased this night will give 50 cents to ourprogram. This money will support Pro Kinship for Kids programming and alltips collected that night as Pro Kinship for Kids Mentors and Mentees serve also go to support our activities.

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5:00 pm

Come One Come All to Happy Joe’s to Support Pro Kinship for Kids

Nov

18

Wed

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26th ANNUAL COOKIE BAKE CHURCH OF ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST, SEARLES (all-day)

A Caregiver Discussion Group meets the 2nd Friday of each month in Room 111 at 10:00 a.m.

DECEMBER 9, 2016

It’s free to join and no reservations are needed. Help is not a “four-letter word”. If you are helping a loved one to live at home, you don’t need to go it alone. You’re doing a great job, so let us help you keep it up. For more information about this LSS Caregiver Support group, phone Sarah Anderson at 1.866.974.0283.

Dec

12

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Dec

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